Current Location: In storage
Maker(s)
Mount maker:
Unknown
Blade maker:
Unknown
Entities
Categories
Description
The blade, of watered crucible steel (Wootz), is curved and single edged with flat back. The iron hilt, of pistol-grip type, has short quillons with rounded terminals, long langets with stylised bud finials, a oval section grip bent over at the pommel and a double curved knucklebow with a scrolling finial. The hilt is chiselled and heavily gilt with animals in a landscape, including lions, antelope and birds. The scabbard is of wood covered with crimson velvet with a gold tape down the rear seam, two suspension loops and a long chape decorated en suite with the hilt
Legal notes
Given by Robert Taylor, MA
Measurements and weight
Blade Length: 79.5 cm
Overall Length: 92 cm
Weight: 845 g
Acquisition and important dates
Method of acquisition: Given
(1879)
by
Taylor, Robert, MA
Dating
Circa
1600
CE
-
1865
CE
Note
‘Belonged to the Nawab (printed ‘Ninvab, showing Cambridge 1879 was based on an ill-written MS) of Junjjur. The gold wrought mounts are Indian: more than 2 oz of gold was beaten on them in 1865’.
Components of the work
Scabbard
composed of
wood
Hilt
composed of
iron
Blade
composed of
steel
Inscription or legends present
- Text: 176
- Method of creation: Inscribed
- Type: Tag
Inscription present: Blade signed ‘Asad Allah Isfahani’ in a cartouche.
References and bibliographic entries
Identification numbers
Accession number: O.176-1879
Primary reference Number: 160100
Stable URI
Audit data
Created: Saturday 6 August 2011
Updated: Friday 30 July 2021
Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023
Associated departments & institutions
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
